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Courses Plus Student 428 PointsNow replace <YOUR NAME> in the console.printf expression with the firstName variable using the string formatter.
i dont know ow to add the '%s' formatter
// I have setup a java.io.Console object for you named console
String firstName="dapo";
console.printf( "firstName can code in Java!");
1 Answer
Stuart Wright
41,120 PointsYou use the %s as a placeholder in your string, then pass the variable containing your name as a second argument (after a comma), like this:
String firstName = "dapo";
console.printf("%s can code in Java!", firstName);